Combined plow and scraper



F. HlNlKER.

COMBINED PLOW AND SCRAPER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1919.

1 359,3?fi Patemed Nov. 16, 1920.

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COMBINED PLOW AND SCRAPER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I0, 1919.

Patented Nov. 16, 1926'.

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BY Q *m ATTORNEY [Yank H UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

FRANKHINIKER, or CHINESE CAMP, CALIFORNIA.

COMBINED PLOW AND scniirnn To all whom-it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK HINIKER, a citizen of the United States, residin at Chinese Camp, county of Tuolumne, btate of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Plows and Scrapers; and I do declare'the following to be a full, clear, and enact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this appplication.

This invention relates to a COIIlblIlBtl-PlOY, and'scraper, the principal object of the invention being to provide a device by means of which any land may be cleared of weeds, stubble, etc.; so that it will present no drled Inat'eriaLwhich might catch fire and spread to thesurrounding country.

In this respect thereforethe device is -par tioularly adapted to a be used in clearing railroadrights of way, cuttingfire breaks in the mountains or elsewhere, and similar works; sweeping. the cut or plowed dry weeds-,zgrass, etc. to one side as the machine progresses, and so making it impossible for the sparks: of a. locomotive or othersteam engine to set fire to the land over which it is moving.

'Dirt roads. which have become deeply wheel rutted may be easily andquickly repaire'd'in one operation with my improved plow and scraper, as the plow portion would cut the high spots off the road, while the scraper followingv along would scrape and shove the same into the ruts to fill themup; r p xA'n ordinary moldboardtypeof plow may be attached to the frame of my device if desirechin order to use thesame for the partieularl kinds of work to whlch such plowsare best adapted."

A further object. of my invention is to mount the parts on wheels'in such a manner that the entire machinemay travel on thewheels when being. transported, and so holdthe'cutting andscraplng edges off the ground. Thewheels are'also adaptedto be adjusted independently. to suit conditions will cut..

.A further object of'the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet onewhich'will be exceedingly effective for thepurp'oses for which it is de-- signed.

- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NO 16 1920 Application filed. September 10, 191a. Serial No. 322,830.

. throng These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appeariby a perusal of the following. specification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of ref-" erence indicate corresponding parts inthe several V1eWS..

Figure l is a side elevation of my improved device.

Fig. 2-isa topplan view of the-same.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary cross section a one'of the auxiliary frame beams, takenon a line 3 3 of Fig; 2.

Fig. 4 is a rear end elevation of the center or main frame beam.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary cross section through the other auxiliary frame beam I taken on a line 55*of Fig; 2.

Fig. 6 is a member. r

Fig. -7 is-a side. elevation of the device fitted with an-ordinary moldboard form of plow and-with one of the auXiliarv frames and the parts attached thereto removed.

Referring now more particularly to the rear end. view of the plow numeral 1 denotes a-longitudinal rigid beam, -which may be of wood, suitably reinforced with'iron plateslf.

Adjacent and-through the-front end of characters of'referenceon-the drawings the this beam a standard 2. projects, having a fork 3 pivotedto the lower" end, in which fork is a widefacedwheel 4 adapted to bear on theg'round. Vertical'adjustment of this wheel is had bymeans of a lever 5 connected to the upper endof the standard 2 and be- -ing.pivoted to the beam l. The position of this lever, which is adapted to be operated from the drivers seat 6 on; the frame 1, is

maintained at-any point bymeansof one of I the usualv forms of ratchet and mechanisms;-as' 'shownat 7.

Positioned closely behind the-wheel at and in central alinement therewith and with the beam 1 isa double-faced moldboard or plow quadrant v V member 8 secured to the under side of, the

beam by means of-a rigidstandard- 9'. This plow is tri-lateral in cross section, widening out toward the rearend. The sides 8'? slope outwardly toward the; bottom to form cutting edges, the bottom being-open.

Rigid braces 10'inside the'plow member prevent any tendency to collapse; On the forward end of the upper side 8 of the plow is .welded or otherwise secured a pointed knife 11.

e The rear end of the beam 1 is supported by a wheel 12, permanentlyalined therewith, and mounted in a-forlredstandard 13 slidable in the beam. Verticaladjustment ofthe wheel when the device is'stationary may be had by means of a pin 14 mounted in lugs 15, between which the standard 13 passes, the latter being provided with vertically spaced holes 16 that the pin 1a may be inserted'through any one ofsuch holes by raising up or lowering the'end of the beam'l.

Extending from the right hand side of the beam 1 substantially central of itslength and at an angle of about 30'degrees thereto,

is an auxiliary beam 17 rigidly secured to said beam 1, there being a suitable brace beam 18 connectingthe members 1 and 17 at their rear ends.

A scraper plate 19 is secured to the beam 17, and depends therefrom to the level of the bottom edge ofthe plow 8. The forward end of the plate 19 is inserted inside the plow member 8 and rivetedto one of the the beam 1, also being arranged to permit wheel.

sides 8 thereof, as shown at 20.

A wheel 21 is mounted to the rear end of the beam 17 parallel to the main beam 1, and is capable or adjustment in the same manner as the wheel 12 on the main beam, the beam 17 being providedwith a rearwardly extending handle 22 in order that the same may be lifted to adjust the position of the On the left hand side of the beam 1. is

' another auxiliary beam 23, similarly angled to the beam 1 as is the beam 17, butnot rigidly connected thereto. m

r This beam is held in angled relation to the main beam by means of bars 241 pivotally mounted on the. beams 23 and 17 in such a manner that-the beam23 may have vertical movement relative to the beam 1.

Longitudinal alineme'nt' of the beam 23.

is maintained by means :of a rod 25 secured to the same at its forward end, and extending forward to aswivel connection 26 with vertical playof the beam 23. r

a Another scraper plate 27 is secured toand depends downwardly from said beam 23, extending forward :to a point adjacent the rear end of the plow 8, the'lower edge of such platebeing adapted by reason of its allowed freedom of vertical'movement, to. rest on the ground at thelevel ofthc plow 8 at its forward end, and to; follow the contour of thegroundrearwardlyof such forward end.

Stout" bars 28 extend between the plates 19 and 27 adjacent their lower ends" substantially in vertical alinement with; the bars 24:, and are swivelly mounted to said plates as are the bars 241. V 1

A wheel 29'is mounted" to the rear end of the beam'23, in parallel-alinement with the beam 1, being capable ofverticaladjust- .ment in the same manner as the wheels 12 and 21. A handle 30 extends rearwardly' "from the beam 23 in order to raise the same to adjust the wheel.

The swivel or pivotal connections of the bars 241 and 28 are such thatthe auxiliary scraper member 27 may have practically universal movement in a vertical plane, that is, that while said member. is always maintained a certain distance from the beam 1, 1138 horizontal plane may be altered relative thereto as well as its vertical alinement.

. In the modification shown in Fig. 7, I

' have removed the auxiliary scraper member 27 and also theplow 8, and have substituted for the latter a standard moldboard plow 31, from the left or land side of which projects rearwardly along runner 32, firmly braced to the scraper '19 as at 33, so that this bar will bear against the ground and 1 prevent lateral movement of the scraper 19,

which would prevent its proper operation' In the operation of the device as shown in Figs. 1 to 6 when the same is to be used for clearing land of weeds etc., the wheel J a is positionedfata level somewhat lower than that of the plow. 8, as shown in Fig. 1, the exact amount depending onthe condition of the ground. This is becausethe weight of the machine will cause the wheel to sink into the usually loose surface ground to a'certain extent, and it is not desiredin this kind of work that the plow shall cut any deeper than is necessary to-merely uproot or cut off the weeds etc. Of course when desired, the wheel 1' may be positioned to cut any depth, such asforcditch digging, etc.

The rear central that it is about on a level with the lower edgesof the scraper plates'19 and 27, while wheel 12 is adjusted so the wheels 21 and 29 are raised entirely free of the ground.

Thus the rigid scraper 19 will scrape the 1 7 material cut out by the plow to one side of the machlne, while the movable scraper 27 will do likewise, and on account of its freevdom of verticalmovement will be able to follow the contour of the ground whatever it may be, whether higher or lower than level ground on that side, as for instance a railroad embankment.

The wheel 12 pf course travels in the cleared and smooth ground between the E As the forward end of the scraper 27 beam 1, which hook is ada ted to fit into an orifice in the plate 2 only when the latter is lifted off the ground. The hook normally rests in a horizontal position on a pin 36, but when put to service is lifted off to depend vertically, so that theweight of the plate 27 will exert a straight pull thereon.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have produced such a device as substantially fulfils the object of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A combined plow and scraper comprising a longitudinal frame beam, auxiliary beams extending outwardly from the main beam at an angle thereto, one of said auxiliary beams being swivelly mounted for vertical movement relative to the main frame, a double faced plow attached to the forward end of the main beam, and scrap: ers attached to the auxiliary beams whose loweredges are in alinement with the lower edges of the plow.

2. A combined plow and scraper comprising a longitudinal frame beam, auxiliary beams extending outwardly from the main beam at an an le thereto, one of said beams being rigidly xed to the main beam,means for allowing free vertical movement of the other auxiliary beam while maintaining its angular relation with the other beam, a

double-faced plow fixed to the forward end of the main beam, and scraper plates attached to the auxiliary beams and extending to the rearmost edges of the plow, and

whose lower edges are substantially in alinement with the lower ed es of said plow.

In testimony whereof% afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK HINIKER. Witnesses:

ERNEST CAPLINGER, J C. DE FERRARI. 

